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Thanks - that’s good to know, sounds like I would have been ok. It was a relief as the taxi journey was 25 miles!

Just wondering if I accidentally dodged a bullet the other day. First leg of a three leg journey was delayed so I missed the final connection which was the last train home. Requested a taxi at the final connecting station. It only occurred to me when I was in the taxi that they could have...

Thanks, you’re probably right, I only saw the sides briefly from another train.

Anyone know the story behind a 195 being towed through Leeds station by a pair of class 37s at about 0945 this morning? Presumably linked to the cancellation of a Chester service.

Mytholmroyd station this morning - a quiet day at the control room?

As on most new trains they could be politely described as “firm”. If you’re not personally well upholstered you might want to take a cushion.

Apologies if this needs a new thread, but if you've tried both, what do people think of the ride quality on the 195s compared to the TPE Mark 5s? Having done one of each going west of Leeds it seemed the 195 was a lot smoother than the slightly rough mk5 - though maybe the platform 16 end of...

1F62 terminated at Victoria - conductor shortage apparently. Enjoyed the ride that far though. What’s happening with sear reservations? All paper, some electronic display but not agreeing with each other.

Thanks - probably not worth an excursion out to take a look then!

First question here so hope it's not a daft one.... Repeated runs tomorrow on RTT 5Z11 5Z12 etc etc Empty from Bradford Interchange to Tod and back again - not sure what this could be - is it for driver training on the 195s?